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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capitol Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since 2456. It's a prestige posting, and Andrew is even more thrilled to be assigned to the ship's xenobiology lab, with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside the starship's famous senior officers. — Life couldn't be... more » better . . . until Andrew begins to realize that (1) every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces, (2) the ship's captain , its chief science officer and the handsome Lt. Kerensky always survive these confrontations, and (3) sadly, at least one low-ranked crew member is invariably killed.« less